Overview
The Country Lead will lead the delivery of EOF’s outcomes fund in Namibia, providing strategic guidance for its implementation and collaborating with local stakeholders. They will represent EOF nationally and lead program implementation, stakeholder engagement, and identify new opportunities to further EOF’s goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead EOF’s partnership and stakeholder engagement with government, donors, implementing partners and other programs partners in Namibia and beyond.
- Prepare for and facilitate formal governance meetings with government partners, evaluators, donors, and implementing partners.
- Facilitate technical, planning and capacity-strengthening workshops for government and implementing partners.
- Secure government and donor partner commitment to implement and sustain policy change.
- Oversee the program’s implementation and evaluation.
- Build collaborative relationships with government to ensure they are supported in understanding and applying OBF.
- Build strong implementing partner, investor and donor relationships.
- Maintain EOF’s Safeguarding standards throughout program implementation.
- Coordinate and conduct site visits to program locations.
- Produce reports and organize sessions to analyze the program’s implementation.
- Oversee program budget and produce financial reports.
- Lead efforts to ensure program-generated evidence shapes sectoral public policy implementation.
- Develop a long-term sustainability theory of change and action plan.
- Steer EOF’s strategic positioning, visibility, and advocacy in Namibia.
- Lead advocacy efforts to amplify program learnings and results.
- Lead EOF’s team in Namibia, building and managing the team effectively.
- Build strong relationships across EOF, actively participating in cross-country learning and knowledge-sharing spaces.
Required Experience
A minimum of 9 years experience leading programs in Namibia, ideally in the education sector. Direct experience working with the Government of Namibia. Experience leading a team and managing multiple stakeholders across complicated, strategic projects. Prior experience working with donors and international organizations in the education (or related) sector in Namibia. Experience with results-/outcomes-based financing, innovative finance or innovative delivery models, and/or large donor-funded initiatives. Experience in evaluation design and/or management.
Qualifications
A first-level, Bachelor’s degree in Education, International Development, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Project Management, or related field. Master’s degree in Education, International Development, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Project Management, or a related field.
